In alignment with the IDI’s new, six-year strategic plan, the IDI-GEMS Strategic Advisory Committee (SAC) was recently formed to provide input to IDI senior leadership on several key IDI-GEMS strategic areas such as client base expansion, new growth areas, equipment/instrumentation needs, fee structure, and long-term financial sustainability. The IDI-GEMS SAC is being chaired by Dr. John Gunn, principal investigator, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital; professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine; IDI associate director.
IDI-GEMS SAC committee members as follows:
Faculty Committee Members
Dr. Karen Dannemiller, associate professor (College of Engineering; College of Public Health)
Dr. Vanessa Hale, assistant professor (College of Veterinary Medicine; IDI Thematic Program Director)
Dr. Risa Pesapane, assistant professor (College of Veterinary Medicine; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences)
Dr. Daniel Spakowicz, assistant professor (College of Medicine)
Staff Committee Members
Dr. Veena Devi Ganeshan, IDI-GEMS research operations manager
Rick Shaffer, IDI business manager
Dr. Michael Sovic, IDI-GEMS director
Dr. Vanessa Varaljay, IDI strategic alliance officer